System Monitoring

Is it possible to avoid the sudden collapse of an important corporate application that can occur due to insufficient space on a server disk? The answer is yes, and the solution is monitoring.

Monitoring service - as the name suggests - monitors network devices, servers, and workstations. But it can do so much more! The service handles the gathering and subsequent processing of information of individual measured nodes. If the limits are exceeded it automatically performs pre-set operations, such as sending an email, or text message, launching a storage procedure, restarting the service, etc. Monitoring data can be archived in databases and summary reports can be generated based on archived data.

The service provides not only information about the current state of monitored objects; it can provide also trend analyses, which can help predict potential problems (such as growth in server load over a certain period of time and the resulting need to purchase a new hardware, etc.). This data can serve as a good basis for planning purchases as well as, for example, statistics for licence utilization, and may result in savings when buying new versions.

From an operational sense this service can be divided into
• network monitoring,
• server monitoring – physical as well as virtual,
• workstations monitoring.

Monitoring represents a strong proactive tool. It can help you to increase the efficiency of your inputs and minimise the period of system breakdown and decrease demands on personnel in support departments.